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  1. Susquatch

    CA-ON Neoprene rubber rolls supplier?

    Not only that, but it's really only the difference. And he will prolly pay shipping on the cheaper mat. But let's not be too hard on him, he prolly has Scottish Leather on his wallet and is spending this week looking for something that costs a penny less. He can't help it, it's in his jeans...
  2. Susquatch

    Really ?

    I contemplated having some fun with those words along those lines but ended up getting lost in the story. So it never happened. Good on you to play with it anyway.
  3. Susquatch

    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    Someday I will learn that I should NEVER put things away. Look what I found in the drawer. Two longer bolts! Fk! That would have made life a lot easier. NEVER hide stuff in drawers. It's a sure recipe for losing it. Put some light oil on the slide bar and worked it a bit. Good as new! I'll...
  4. Susquatch

    Really ?

    Well, I'm here to disagree. That's anecdotal. Both are based on consumer feedback, and both useless because they are heavily biased by expectations. Now if you put 10 machinists into 10 different vehicles blindfolded and asked them to rate something, you might get a pretty good result. Make...
  5. Susquatch

    Looking for a tailstock for a small lathe (Craftex B2227L)

    Thanks Tom, Good laugh. Are you gunna give the machining a go?
  6. Susquatch

    Worn nuts for mill leadscrew

    Just curious, what are those marbeling colours all about? At first I thought it was blown glass art! Then I had to correct my perspective from a black button to a threaded hole. Very cool!
  7. Susquatch

    Looking for a tailstock for a small lathe (Craftex B2227L)

    Pictures? PS - I believe you but I'd like to see the lump of steel.... Guessing it's just an unmachined casting? Where do I get 10% off on adult diapers? Is that better than seniors day at shoppers drugmart?
  8. Susquatch

    Really ?

    I was part of a focus group 25 years ago or so. What I learned then was that those ratings are so biased that they are basically unusable. Two examples to illustrate. First was a pair of models made in the same assembly plant, with the same parts, the same labour, and the same body and...
  9. Susquatch

    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    Drilled and tapped the puller. Here it is all hooked up and ready to go...... I should have looked to see if I had long enough bolts first. These worked, but with barely enough length for 1/4 inch of pull. Wished I had bolts an inch longer. Tightened up the bolts just modestly, put a little...
  10. Susquatch

    Alexander Deckel SO Clone

    If my puller doesn't move it, I'll have to think on plan B, but it won't be the blue wrench. Maybe a new casting, good luck with that, Maybe a machined replacement part, Maybe a slit saw on the existing S-casting to remove it and then brazing to fix the slit, Maybe a burial ceremony, But...
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